Apparel display device and method for the making thereof



Aug. 23, 1966 c. M. AGUILAR 3,268,127

APPAREL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE MAKING THEREOF Filed Sept. 1,1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 0 i INVENTOR G'm's toba M. AyuzLZar 4| l4 a L BY 4mfimwgm ATTORNEYS Aug. 23, 1966 c. M. AGUlLAR 3,268,127

APPAREL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE MAKING THEREOF Filed Sept. 1,1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Cristobal M Ayalar film fl M M ATTORNEYSUnited States Patent 3,268,127 APPAREL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHGD FOR THEMAKING THEREOF Cristobal Mora Aguilar, Juan J. Diaz 897, San IsidroF.N.G.B.M., Buenos Aires, Argentina Filed Sept. 1, 1964, Ser. No.393,694 4 Claims. (Cl. 223-68) This invention is related with a methodof making an apparel display device and the resulting articlemanufactured thereby.

More specifically the invention relates to the above mentioned manikinand to a method of manufacturing a hollow manikin of wire-mesh materialfeaturing the anatomical characteristics of the upper part of the humanbody.

The manikin manufactured by the method of the in vention is capable ofbeing advantageously used, in modern displays and exhibitions.

An ever growing development of the art of window and apparel displaydecoration, principally in stores, periodically requires the renovationof practical items to conform with modern decoration trends.

The foregoing is specifically true as regards garment exhibition anddisplay, where the art has remained behind in the utilization of propsas regards principally new forms of expressions and correspondingdevices.

Accordingly, a principal object of the invention is to supply thisparticular art with a new method of making such an apparel displaydevice in following with the modern artistic tendencies, concomitant tothe commercial and artistic utilization of these new apparel devices.

Another object of the invention is to make, by the invented method, amanikin of much simpler construction, but at the same time including allthe needed and desired features of this type of article, such as:sturdiness combined with lightweight, originally in design and aspecttogether with a noticeable reduction in cost.

The invented method is principally directed to making a manikin of theupper part of the human body. However, my invention is not necessarilyrestrained to such anatomical limitation. In fact, smaller or largeranatomical portions or sections of the human body as well as the wholehuman figure itself, in the form of a manikin, may be made by myinvented process and, accordingly, should be considered within the scopeof the invention. Additionally, although an adult feminine figure isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, the method of my invention isnot so limited. Manikins also representing babies, children, andteen-agers of both sexes may be made by the method of my invention andshould be considered within the scope of my invention.

The invented method comprises a series of steps necessary to manufacturethis particular type of manikin.

The description of the invented method illustrates a preferred mode ofmaking an adult feminine manikin of the upper part of the human body.This should not be taken as a limitation of the invention, but merely asillustrative and descriptive of the steps involved on the overallmethod.

The method is initi-ated by die-molding a pair of wiremesh materialblanks to impart thereto the anatomic general characteristics of theupper part of a human body. However, the molding of the wire-meshmaterial blanks may also electively be made by manual means withoutdeparting from the invented method. This means that one of the blanks,when molded, by any of the said means, will correspond to a frontportion, while the other will correspond to the back portion of theupper part of the human body, considered from the waist up.

Due to the molding operation these blanks will take a hollowconfiguration and each section will acquire Patented August 23, 1966bodily attributes particular to each corresponding part.

A second stage in the process comprises the preparation and positioningof strengthening and reinforcing elements for the molded sections.

First, a pair of metallic wire rods, having a heavier wire gauge thanthe sections, is die-molded or electively, configured by any othermeans, to define, in registry, the contour of the cross-section medianplane of the upper part, as above described, of a human body.

Subsequently, a pair of similar gauge metallic wires, as abovedescribed, are molded to impart to each, a semicircle configuration.These contoured wire rods will respectively provide vertical andhorizontal strengthening and reinforcing elements for the manikin.

Each one of these median plane contoured rods is next positioned inregistry with the contour of a sectioned molded material, in registrycoincidence with the elongated outline periphery thereof, but within thematerial. These sections are each mechanically and/or manually cut alongthe lines defined by the peripherally positioned median plane rods andspot welded to each section.

As regards the semi-circular contoured rods, each rod is positionedadjacent the bottom of each section in registry with a respective partof the sectioned molded material coinciding with the transverseintern-a1 periphery thereof. The bottom wire-mesh portions of eachsection are mechanically or manually cut along a line defined by thesemi-circular rods and spot welded thereto.

In the method of my invention, alternatively to the above mentionedoperation, these reinforcing and strengthening elements may be made of acontinuous wire rod without departing from the basic process of makingthe manikin, and thus avoiding the need of welding the said median planerods with the semi-circular rods at the bottom of the manikin.

In this variation of the method, each of a pair of continuous wire rodsare die-molded to impart to. a portion of said wire, corresponding to ahead-to-waist section, the contour of the median plane of the upper ofthe human figure, and at the same time by die-molding, bending at rightangles with said median plane portion, the remain.- ing part of saidwire, to form a semi-circle at a portion corresponding to the waistsection of a human figure.

Once these anterior and posterior body parts have been provided withtheir respective vertical and horizontal strengthening rods, bothsections are brought together to coincide in registry therebetween andspot welded one to the other, thus imparting form to an assembledmanikin.

Another step in my invented method is to provide the section-weldedmanikin with arms or lateral members. To this purpose the followingoperations are needed:

Each one of a pair of stub-like elongated metal elements is fixedlysecured by one end, to left and right shoulder sides of the back partsection of the manikin and positioned in slight angular orientationbeneath each shoulder outline contour approximately corresponding toimaginary right and left arm pits.

Each elongated element is threaded at its point oppositely remote fromthe said back portion section at least for a third of its extension, andsubsequently a perforation is bored through each element immediatelyadjacent a threaded portion. This perforation is preferably bored inright angle orientation with the cross-section of the manikin, however,an acute or obtuse angle orientation will similarly serve an identicalpurpose.

A malleable wire providing the manikin with lateral arm-like structureis inserted in the hole bored on each elongated element. A regulatingnut is screwed to the threaded portion of the element, to immobilize thein: serted wire at a desired arms length, and finally, the said wire andnut are covered with plastic material, or elective- 3 1y, plastic tubingto define contoured arms for the manikin.

Although the manikin made by the method of my invention may be used oncethe above-described steps are accomplished, in certain occurrences theneeds of the trade may require that a base, a supporting stand, or both,may be provided for the manikin in order to increase the versatility andusefulness of the device. In fact, in certain cases the manikin may beused suspended in the air by invisible thread, thus obtaininginteresting decorative effects.

To provide the manikin with a base and/ or a supporting stand, both saidstructures are separately built and further joined together by means andsteps as outlined in this description.

To provide a base for the manikin the following operations are required:An elongated, preferably flat plate is screwed, through longitudinallyspaced holes thereon performed, to the upper side of a circular woodendisc. The said disc having substantially the same diameter dimensions asthe bottom end of the manikin. The mid-portion of the elongated plateincludes a circular opening which is threaded in its entirety. Thebottom of the said wooden disc is also screwed to a number of radiallyextending tabs secured to the previously mentioned semi-circular rods orhorizontal strengthening elements for the manikin, and a frusto-c-onicalbottom piece of cork or any other suitable decorative material, having acenter opening concentrical with and of the same diameter as theopenings in the mentioned plate and wooden disc, is secured to the underportion of the pair of semi-circular rods, and accordingly joined to themanikin.

To provide a stand for the manikin the following operations arerequired:

A number of horizontal radially extending struts are joined and weldedat a common center point. A vertically positioned elongated strut iswelded to the radial struts at the center thereof. The said elongatedrod having a. portion at least a third part of the extension of its freeend threaded and of a diameter coinciding with the diameter dimensionsof the elongated plate, and the said wooden disc.

Finally, the above-mentioned threaded free portion of the said elongatedstrut is inserted through the bottom frustoconical piece, through thesaid wooden disc and screwed to the threaded hole in the elongatedplaite, thus providing a strong standing support for the manikin.

Any other known type of foot for the stand in substitution of the saidradially extending struts may be used, such as a circular, oblong, ortriangular plate.

The manikin made by the invented methed, may, when the decorator sodesired, may be provided with a Wig. The wig may be made to adapt to anydesired kind of coiifure. The said w-ig may be made by means of nylonthreads inserted through the openings of the wire-mesh forming the headportion of the manikin. Obviously the use of nylon threads of differentcoloration will provide the manikin head with any desired hair tone,such as blonde, brunette, red, or, any imaginative type of hair desired.

The manikin of my invention may be covered with a finishing coating of asynthetic paint. However, it is desirable that the grain of [the meshshall not disappear because of the painting or varnish operation.Accordingly, a light kind of synthetic paint or varnish should be usedin order to give the manikin the desired lustre or brilliancy withoutdamaging or diminishing the decorative effect of the wire-mesh materialbeing chosen and utilized.

The invention includes together with the method previously described,the manikin product resulting therefrom; and, may also include otherobjects and features of advantage, some of which together with theforegoing will appear hereinafter. With reference to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part thereof, a preferred embodiment of theproduct of the invention is illustrated.

FIGURE 1 is a side elevation of the manikin having a portion adjacentthe bottom of the manikin removed to show structural arrangements of thebase and supporting stand.

FIGURE 2 is a cross-section rear elevation of the manik-in along lines22 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a top view of the bottom of the manikin corresponding to thewaist portion thereof along lines 3-3 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a top view of the supporting manikin stand.

FIGURE 5 is a cross-sectional view of the arm-like structures of themanikin, along lines 55 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 6 is a partial top view along lines 6-6 of FIGURE 1 showing theengagement contact of the strengthening elements with the wire-meshmaterial of the manikin.

FIGURE 7 is an enlarged cross-section view of the armlike supportingstructure of the manikin as shown in FIG- URE 2.

In a preferred embodiment of my invention the manikin shown in FIGURE 1represents the upper part, from the waist up, of a female body. However,the manikin of my invention is not so limited, in fact, smaller orlarger portions of the human figure whether male or female, or of anyconvenient size or within any desired age group, may be represented bymeans of my manikin.

FIGURE 1 shows an assembled manikin comprising a pair of molded sections18 made of wire-mesh material. In making the manikin body, varied gaugesof wire-mesh material may be used, in regards to whether a smooth orgrained texture is to be given the manikin. Obviously small portions ofthe human body will preferably be made utilizing light gauge wire-meshmaterial, while on the other hand larger portions representative of thehuman figure will be decoratively enhanced by a grained-like textureobtained from the use of a heavy-gauge wire-mesh material.

Numeral 1 shows the body of an assembled manikin made of wire-meshmetallic material. This manikin comprises uniting a pair of moldedsections 18, which have previously been molded by dies, or any othermeans, such as manual, to impart to these sections front and back partcharacteristics corresponding to stylized representation of the upperpart of a human figure. A pair of strengthening and reinforcingelongated wire rods, 2, which have been molded by dies or manual meansto the contour of the median plane of the upper part of the human body,are secured to the front and back portions 18 of the manikin. It shouldbe noted that the wire-mesh material 1 covering the said pair of rods 2has been cut mechanically at a point adjacent the periphery of each ofthe said rods. Additionally, a pair of semi-circular wire rods 3corresponding to the waist portion of a body and having identical gaugeas the above-mentioned elongated rods 2 are each secured tocorresponding front and back sections of the manikin after the wire-meshsections have been out along lines defined by the said semi-circularwire rods.

A number of elongated tabs 14 are secured by one of their ends to theinternal periphery of the semi-circular rods 3 at the bottom of theformed manikin. Each one of said tabs 14 includes a hole 22 boredsubstantially adjacent a free end thereof remote from the point ofcontact with the internal periphery of rods 3. Said tabs 14 are intendedto provide a securing place for the manikins base as will be furtherdescribed.

Numeral 4 shows a malleable wire inserted into arm supporting means (notshown). The wires 4 are intended to provide the manikin with arm-likestructures. Due to the malleability of the wire used these arms may bebent or placed in any desired position convenient to the purpose of thedecorator utilizing the manikin. In order to further provide the manikinwith improved arm roundness and structure, a plastic material 7 is usedto cover the said wire 4. As a plastic material substitute a plastic orany light weight material, having a lengthwise perforation, for theinsertion of the said wire 4, may be also utilized.

A portion of the bottom section of the manikin shown in FIGURE 1 hasbeen removed in the drawings to allow a view of the assembled structuresfor the manikins base and supporting stand. Similarly, FIGURE 3 showscorresponding numerals of several of said structures providing a topview along lines 3-3 of FIGURE 1.

In both figures, numerals 2 and 3, respectively, show the pair ofelongated and semi-circular strengthening and reinforcing rods securedby welding to the wire-mesh front and back portions 18 of the manikin.However, in my method of making the manikin, rods 2 and 3 may not beseparatedly die-molded and separatedly secured to the manikin sections.A continuous rod may be die-molded to provide the strengthening andreinforcing vertical and horizontal structures of both rods.

Numeral 9 shows a circular wooden disc having a diameter correspondingto that of the interior bottom of the manikin and numeral 20 shows acircular aperture bored in the center of the wooden disc 9. The saidwooden disc 9 is positioned over elongated tabs 14, once said elongatedplate 8 has been secured to the upper side of the said disc. Thiselongated plate 8 includes a number of holes spaced along the saidplate, and includes a circular threaded hole 15 in the middle thereof.By means of a number of screws 11 the said plate 8 is secured to theupper side of the wooden disc 9 in such a fashion that both circularholes 15 and 20 concentrically coincide.

Numeral 24 of FIGURE 2 shows a number of screws inserted through holes22 of the elongated tabs 14 as appean'ng in FIGURE 3, by means of whichscrews 24 the elongated plate 8 and the said wooden disc 9 are firmlysecured to semi-circular rods 3 at the bottom of the manikin. NumeralIt) shows a preferably frustro-conical piece of decorative material,such as wood, metal, or plastic adhered by one end to the bottom portionof the said semicircular rod 3. The said base may be adhered bycementation, glueing or any other suitable adequate method. Numeral 21shows a hole extending through said piece 10, the said hole 21 being ofan identical diameter and concentrical with holes 20 and of wooden disc9 and the elongated plate 8, respectively.

Numerals 12 and 13 appearing in FIGURES 1 and 4 show componentstructural elements of the supporting stand for the manikin. Numeral 13shows a number of horizontal radially extending struts secured together,preferably by welding, at a center point of contact. Numeral 12 shows avertical strut secured into vertical position at said center point ofcontact of the said radial struts 13. Numer-al 23 shows a threadedportion at the upper end of strut 13; the threaded portion 23 isprovided to allow securing the said strut 13 to the manikins base byinserting the said strut 13 through hole 21 of decorative piece 10,through hole of the wooden disc 9 and screwed to threaded hole 15 ofelongated plate 8, thus providing a strong and firm stand for theassembled manikin.

However, the manikin of my invention may, in certain occasions be usedwithout the said supporting stand. In these opportunities, the said rod12 is unscrewed from the said threaded circular hole 15 in plate 8 andpulled away from the manikin, which will be ready to be used accordingto the decorators fancy.

FIGURE 2 also shows a pair of arm supporting means and structurespositioned at opposite sides of the median plane of the back portionsection of the manikin. These structures appear conveniently enlarged inFIGURE 7, wherein numeral 2 shows an elongated median plane contouredrod to which a stub element 25 is secured by welding. These elements 28are preferably positioned each beneath left and right shoulder contoursides of the manikin substantially corresponding to imaginary left andright arm-pits. The free end of element 25 is conven- 6 iently threadedto allow a nut 5 being screwed thereto in order to immobilize malleablewire 4 which has been inserted into said element 25 by means of a hole16 bored thereto substantially engaging the said threaded portion 17.

The structures and method herein disclosed constitute the preferredembodiment of my invention. It should be understood that otherstructures, or changes maybe adopted which do not depart from theteachings herein incorporated. Such are deemed to come within thepurview of the invention.

I claim:

1. A process for making a manikin comprising:

(a) Molding a pair of sections of wire-mesh material to impart theretoanatomic characteristics corresponding to the upper part of the humanbody, said molding including:

(1) Die-molding one of the sections to impart thereto anatomiccharacteristics corresponding to the front upper :part of the humanbody;

(2) Die-molding the other section to impart thereto anatomiccharacteristics corresponding to back upper part of the human body;

(b) Molding a number of strengthening and reinforcing wire-rods for saidmolded wire-mesh sections, said molding including:

( 1) Die-molding a pair of wire rods to impart thereto the elongatedcontour of the cross-section median plane of the upper part of the humanbody;

(2) Die-molding a pair of wire rods imparting to each one asemi-circular form;

(c) Joining said strengthening and. reinforcing wirerods to saidwire-mesh molded sections including:

(1) Positioning an elongated wire-rod in lengthwise contour registry andwithin each wire-mesh section, and adjacent the external periphery ofeach said section;

(2) Positioning a semi-circular wire-rod in transverse contour registryadjacent and within the bottom periphery of each wire-mesh section;

(3) Removing the wire-mesh section along the lines defined by the saidwire-rods;

(4) Attaching the said wire-rods to the wire-mesh sections;

(5) Attaching, at right angles to the interior portion of eachsemi-circular wire rod, means radially extending elongated rigid tabs,each tab including a hole adjacent its free end;

(d) Joining together said wire mesh sections 'by uniting a front bodysection to a back body section to form a manikin unit of the upper partof the human body;

(e) Joining arm-like members to the back portion of the manikin, saidjoining including:

(1) Welding a stub-like elongated element to each opposite side of acontoured wire-rod corresponding to a back portion wire-mesh section;

(2) Threading a part of the free end of each said stub-like elementwelded to the said contoured rod, the said stub-like element furtherincluding a hole bored at a point substantially engaging the saidthreaded part;

(3) Inserting a heavy gauge malleable wire through the said hole boredon the stub-like element;

(4) Immobilizing the said malleable wire by fixedly securing it to thesaid stub-like element by means of a nut screwed to the said threadedportion;

(5) Covering the said malleable wire and nut with plastic material todefine contoured arms for the manikin;

(f) Fixedly securing a supporting and decorative base to the bottom ofthe manikin; and

(g) Fixedly securing to the supporting base an inserted stand for themanikin.

2. The process of claim 1, wherein: (a) The operation of providing themanikin with a base further includes:

(1) Boring a number of longitudinally spaced holes lengthwise in anelongated plate;

(2) Boring and threading a circular hole in the middle of the saidelongated plate;

(3) Boring a circular hole in the mid-center portion of a wooden disc,the said disc having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter ofthe bottom of the formed manikin;

(4) concentrically screwing the said elongated plate to the upper sideof the said circular wooden disc;

(5) Positioning upside of the said screwed elongated plate and woodendisc over the elongated rigid tabs radially welded to the semi-circularrods;

(6) Securing the joined plate and disc to the said tabs by means ofscrews passing through the endopenin-gs of the said tabs and into theunder side of the said wooden disc;

(7) Adhering to the under side of the semi-circular rods afrustro-conical piece of plastic material, the said piece including acentral bore concentrical with and of identical diameter as the bores inthe elongated plate and the said wooden disc;

(b) The operation of providing a manikin with a stand further including:

( 1) Welding at their points of contact a number of horizontal radiallyextending struts;

(2) Welding a vertically positioned elongated rod to the said point ofengagement to the radially extending rods;

(3) Threading the free end of the vertical rod re mote from the saidengagement point through a part of its extension;

(4) Inserting the said threaded end of the vertical rod through thefrustro-conical plastic piece, the said wooden disc; and

(5) Screwing the threaded end of the vertical rod to the threaded holein the center of the elongated plate.

3. A manikin having anatomical characteristics of the upper part of thehuman body including a pair of joined wire mesh sections, said sectionshaving attached thereto a pair of molded, elongated strengthening andreinforcing wire rods, a pair of arm-like members attached to oppositesides of said wire rods, a pair of stub-like elements attached to upperopposite sides of said wire rods whereto being die-molded to impart toeach section relief and anatomic characteristics corresponding to frontand back parts of the upper portion of the human 'body, said pair ofelongated wire rods being contoured to the outline of the median planeof the human body, the said elongated wire rods being secured to theinternal periphery of the said front and back portions, a pair ofsemi-circular wire rods, the said semi-circular rods being secured tothe bottom part of the united sections forming a complete circle, saidbase secured to the semi-circular bottom wire rods, said stand securedto the said base, and said pair of armlike members attached to, eachopposite shoulder contour side of the manikin.

4. A rnanikin as described in claim 3, further comprising a number ofelongated tabs secured by one of their ends to the internal periphery ofeach one of the pair of semi-circular rods, the said tabs including ahole adjacent their free end and remote from the point of contact withthe said internal periphery, a circular wooden disc having a centralopening therethrough is positioned over and screwed to the saidelongated tabs, an elongated plate having a number of holes spaced alongits length and including a central threaded hole having an identicaldiameter as the said center hole in the wooden disc is concentricallypositioned above the wooden disc and screwed thereto, a frustro-conicalpiece is secured to the under portion of the semi-circular rod, the saidfrustroconical piece having a center bore therethrough, the said holebeing of an identical diameter as that of the said holes in theelongated plate and the circular wooden disc, an elongated strut havinga diameter substantially identical to that of the center openings of thefrustro-conical piece, the wooden disc and the elongated plate, isinserted therethrough and screwed to the threaded hole in the elongatedplate, the said strut being secured in vertical orientation by itsopposite end at the point of con-tact engagement therewith to a numberof horizontal radially extending struts secured by their contactingends.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 257,398 5/1882Smith 223-68 505,133 9/1893 Schell 223-68 2,056,740 10/1936 Rosenfeld223-68 3,096,916 7/1963 Ronell 223-68 FOREIGN PATENTS 563,005 5/1957Italy. 329,230 4/ 1958 Switzerland.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

G. V. LARKIN, Assistant Examiner.

1. A PROCESS FOR MAKING A MANIKIN COMPRISING: (A) MOLDING A PAIR OFSECTIONS OF WIRE-MESH MATERIAL TO IMPART THERETO ANATOMIC CHARACTERISTICCORRESPONDING TO THE UPPER PART OF THE HUMAN BODY, SAID MOLDINGINCLUDING: (1) DIE-MOLDING ONE OF THE SECTIONS TO IMPART THERETOANATOMIC CHARACTERISTICS CORRESPONDING TO THE FRONT UPPER PART OF THEHUMAN BODY; (2) DIE-MOLDING THE OTHER SECTION TO IMPART THERETO ANATOMICCHARACTERISTICS CORRESPONDING TO BACK UPPER PART OF THE HUMAN BODY; (B)MOLDING A NUMBER OF STRENGTHENING AND REINFORCING WIRE-RODS FOR SAIDMOLDED WIRE-MESH SECTIONS, SAID MOLDING INCLUDING: (1) DIE-MOLDING APAIR OF WIRE RODS TO IMPART THERETO THE ELONGATED CONTOUR OF THECROSS-SECTION MEDIAN PLANE OF THE UPPER PART OF THE HUMAN BODY; (2)DIE-MOLDING A PAIR OF WIRE RODS IMPARTING TO EACH ONE A SEMI-CIRCULARFORM; (C) JOINING SAID STRENGTHENING AND REINFORCING WIRERODS TO SAIDWIRE-MESH MOLDED SECTIONS INCLUDING: (1) POSITIONING AN ELONGATEDWIRE-ROD IN LENGTHWISE CONTOUR REGISTRY AND WITHIN EACH WIRE-MESHSECTION, AND ADJACENT THE EXTERNAL PERIPHERY OF EACH SAID SECTION; (2)POSITIONING A SEMI-CIRCULAR WIRE-ROD IN TRANSVERSE CONTOUR REGISTRYADJACENT AND WITHIN THE BOTTOM PERIPHERY OF EACH WIRE-MESH SECTION; (3)REMOVING THE WIRE-MESH SECTION ALONG THE LINES DEFINED BY THE SAIDWIRE-RODS; (4) ATTACHING THE SAID WIRE-RODS TO THE WIRE-MESH SECTIONS;(5) ATTACHING, AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE INTERIOR PORTION OF EACHSEMI-CIRCULAR WIRE ROD, MEANS RADIALLY EXTENDING ELONGATED RIGID TABS,EACH TAB INCLUDING A HOLE ADJACENT ITS FREE END; (D) JOINING TOGETHERSAID WIRE MESH SECTIONS BY UNITING A FRONT BODY SECTION TO A BACK BODYSECTION TO FORM A MANIKIN UNIT OF THE UPPER PART OF THE HUMAN BODY; (E)JOINING ARM-LIKE MEMBERS TO THE BACK PORTION OF THE MANIKIN, SAIDJOINING INCLUDING: (1) WELDING A STUB-LIKE ELONGATED ELEMENT TO EACHOPPOSITE SIDE OF A CONTOURED WIRE-ROD CORRESPONDING TO A BACK PORTIONWIRE-MESH SECTION; (2) THREADING A PART OF THE FREE END OF EACH SAIDSTUB-LIKE ELEMENT WELDED TO THE SAID CONTOURED ROD, THE SAID STUB-LIKEELEMENT FURTHER INCLUDING A HOLE BORED AT A POINT SUBSTANTIALLY ENGAGINGTHE SAID THREADED PART; (3) INSERTING A HEAVY GAUGE MALLEABLE WIRETHROUGH THE SAID HOLE BORED ON THE STUB-LIKE ELEMENT; (4) IMMOBILIZINGTHE SAID MALLEABLE WIRE BY FIXEDLY SECURING IT TO THE SAID STUB-LIKEELEMENT BY MEANS OF A NUT SCREWED TO THE SAID THREADED PORTION; (5)COVERING THE SAID MALLEABLE WIRE AND NUT WITH PLASTIC MATERIAL TO DEFINECONTOURED ARMS FOR THE MANIKIN; (F) FIXEDLY SECURING A SUPPORTING ANDDECORATIVE BASE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MANIKIN; AND (G) FIXEDLY SECURINGTO THE SUPPORTING BASE AN INSERTED STAND FOR THE MANIKIN.